How common is the surname Sue?

1,480 people in the United States had the surname Sue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,612 Americans. It ranked 18,609th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Sue getting more or less common?

More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,480 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Sue also a first name?

Yes. Sue is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Sue

A surname, carried by 1,480 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sue is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,480 people named Sue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,612 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,437.

#18,609

rank among US surnames

1,480

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #17,935)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,601	Beerman	1,481	208,471
#18,609	Bosquez	1,480	208,612
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753

Who is named Sue

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Sue identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 54%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Two or more races 5.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sue

Sue has the Soundex code S000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S000.

Questions

How common is the surname Sue?: 1,480 people in the United States had the surname Sue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,612 Americans. It ranked 18,609th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sue?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Sue identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Sue getting more or less common?: More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,480 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Sue also a first name?: Yes. Sue is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.